Danish

Adjective

enig

1. united
2. unanimous

Inflection

Synonyms

• (unanimous): enstemmig

Related terms

• enighed

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːnəx/

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch *ēnag, from Proto-Germanic *ainagaz.

Determiner

enig

1. some

   Enige voorzichtigheid wordt wel op prijs gesteld.

   Some caution is appreciated.

   Hij heeft enige dingen laten zien.

   He showed some things.

2. any

   Heb je enig idee wat dat is?

   Do you have any idea what that is?

Inflection

Synonyms

• (some): een aantal, een paar, wat
• (any): een

Adjective

enig ‎(not comparable)

1. only, single

   Dat was zijn enige kans.

   That was his only chance.

Usage notes

The superlative form enigst(e) is commonly used, but people may see it as wrong. The form is the grammatically correct superlative, but the use of it is not part of the standard language. See http://taaladvies.net/taal/advies/vraag/262/ (in Dutch) for more information.

Inflection

Synonyms

• enigst

Etymology 2

Adjective

enig ‎(comparative eniger, superlative enigst)

1. cute, nice, adorable

Inflection

Anagrams

• gein, neig

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German einig

Adjective

enig ‎(neuter singular enig, definite singular and plural enige)

1. agreed, in agreement

   jeg er enig - I agree

Derived terms

• enighet

See also

• einig (Nynorsk)

References

• “enig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ainagaz, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz ‎(“one”). Akin to Old Frisian enich, Old English æniġ, Old Norse einigr

Adjective

ēnig

1. any
   • that ik hier ni mag ēniga huīla libbian‎

     That I shouldn't live any moment

     (Genesis, verse 67)
2. anyone
   • thoh uui hēr te meti habdin garu im te geƀanne sō uui mahtin fargelden mēst tueho uuāri is noh than that iro ēnig thar ēnes gināmi‎

     Though we had food that we should buy to give him. The most doubt is still there that anyone once felt

     (Heliand, verse 2637)

Declension